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Halstead Road Centenary Pasture

Coordinates: 52°43′19″N 1°09′11″W / 52.722°N 1.153°W / 52.722; -1.153
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Halstead Road Centenary Pasture
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMountsorrel, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 573 141
Area3.2 hectares (7.9 acres)
Managed byCharnwood Borough Council

Halstead Road Centenary Pasture is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) local nature reserve in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Charnwood Borough Council.[1][2]

This unimproved flower meadow has surviving medieval ridge and furrow. An outcrop of granite is covered with lichens and mosses, and there is a hawthorn and sloe hedge. Birds include yellowhammers and linnets.[1]

There is access from Halstead Road.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Halstead Road Centenary Pasture". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Halstead Road Centenary Pasture". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

52°43′19″N 1°09′11″W / 52.722°N 1.153°W / 52.722; -1.153